New technologies and innovative approaches in rural family poultry

New technologies and innovative approaches in rural family poultry

Olaf Thieme – FAO & Antonio Rota - IFAD

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The future of village poultry production

• What are small-scale and village poultry production systems?

• Why should we care about village poultry production?

• What are the development objectives for village poultry production?

• What strategies, options and technologies have contributed to achieving these objectives?

• What are the lessons learned?

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Improving village poultry production

• Why care about village poultry production?

• What to achieve

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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

• Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

• Achieve universal primary education

• Promote gender equality and empower women

• Reduce child mortality

• Improve maternal health

• Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases

• Ensure environmental sustainability

• Develop a global partnership for development

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Health care and vaccination

• Appropriate vaccine and distribution mechanisms

• Economic sustainability based on commercialization

• Support and coordination by relevant agencies

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Management and Feeding

• Protecting young and adult birds from losses.

• Improving feeding techniques

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Mini hatcheries

• Availability of healthy DOC is key for improvement of the system

• In remote locations DOC production may be required on site

• A new „sand model“ has been developed in Bangladesh

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Genetic improvement

• Use of commercial poultry genotypes

• Selection within the local populations

• Cross-breeding for village conditions either with structured or unstructured programmes

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Genetic improvement –Two cases

• Crossbreeding of the Sonali in Bangladesh– 2010 about 60

hatcheries, 27% of broiler, 81% layer population (150 mil.)

• Kuroiler by Kegg farms in India– In India > 20 Million

birds distributed to 1mil. households

– Programmes in South Asia, Uganda, Ethiopia

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Training

• Extensive training is required– Technical issues– Marketing and

financial issues

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Networking

• Exchange of information and experiences

– WPSA– International Network for

Family Poultry Development (INFPD)

– Internaltional Rural Pouiltry Centre (IRPC) of KYEEMA foundation

– South Asia Pro-poor Policy Programme

– Community of Practice for Pro-Poor Livestock Development (CoP)

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Smallholder Poultry Development Programme

• Joint implementation of INFPD-KYEEMA-FAO-IFAD

• Training of Associate Poultry Advisers (APA)

• Knowledge management– Family Poultry

Communications – INFPD website– e-conferences

• Decision Tools for Family Poultry Development

• Developing the Network

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http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/themes/en/infpd/home.html

Lessons learned from programmes

• Due consideration of main motivations and knowledge of producers, and opportunities for reliable delivery of improved services and inputs.

• The likelihood of success is higher with a comprehensive approach that includes all technical aspects but also motivation, group organization and intensive “hands-on” training in poultry management.

• Support with marketing of products is important for quick adoption and disseminating of innovative and adapted technologies.

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Remote Village

Village with access to rural

markets

Peri-urban village with access to urban markets

Food SecurityIncome Generation

Food SecurityIncome Generation

Food SecurityIncome Generation

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Traditional

Extensive Semi-intensive

Semi-intensiveSmall-scale Intensive

Location PurposePoultry Production

System

Poultry Production System Improved Local Breed/Crossbre

d

Improved Local Breed/Crossbre

d

Improved feeding

Improved feeding

VaccinationControl

parasites

VaccinationControl

parasites

Protection of chicks

Protection of chicks

Improved housing

Improved housing

1. Training of village poultry trainer and technical follow-up

2. Group formation3. Training (women)

vaccinators/Group Leader

4. Vaccine and medicines distribution chain

5. Small feeding plant6. Mini-hatcheries7. Access to Micro-credit8. Access to market

Improved Extensive Day-old chick production/Pullets

Day-old chick production/Pullets

Poultry Production System Crossbred / Commercial

Breed

Crossbred / Commercial

Breed

Improved feedingImproved feeding

VaccinationControl parasites

VaccinationControl parasites

Protection of chicks/Brooding

techniques

Protection of chicks/Brooding

techniques

Improved housing

Improved housing

1. Training of village poultry trainer and technical follow-up

2. Group formation3. Training (women)

vaccinators/Group Leader

4. Vaccine and medicines distribution chain

5. Small feeding plant6. Mini-hatcheries7. Access to Micro-credit8. Access to market

Improved Semi-Intensive Day-old chick production/Pullet

s

Day-old chick production/Pullet

s

Poultry Production System Commercial Breed

Commercial Breed

Commercial feeding

Commercial feeding

Vaccination and Biosafety measures

Vaccination and Biosafety measures

Brooding techniquesBrooding

techniques

Appropriate housing

Appropriate housing

1. Business Plan Development

2. Access to specialised technical training

3. Access to veterinary services

4. Access to Inputs provider

5. Slaughtering facilities6. Access to Credit7. Access to Market

Commercial Day-old chicks/pullets

Day-old chicks/pullets

Coordinated advocacy• Raising awareness of decision makers• Developing effective and consistent national

pro-poor policies• Supporting the formation of institutions to

represent village poultry farmers• Supporting participatory adaptive research• Strengthening extension and training• Enabling a market-led approach• Strengthening global networks

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Thank You

Antonio Rota (a.rota@ifad.org)IFAD, Senior Technical AdviserLivestock and Farming SystemsPolicy and Technical Advisory Division

Olaf Thieme (olaf.thieme@fao.org)FAO, Livestock Development OfficerAnimal Production and Health Division